The product came in a sealed plastic jar, it smells quite nice and looks pure. There is no grittiness and it glides on smooth to warm surfaces.
If your coconut oil comes in a 'solid like' state, then it just means the temperature in the coconut oil's immediate environmeent hasn't reached its melting point. The coconut oil melts instantly on touch, in the mouth, and on the skin, otherwise it will most likely stay in a hard creamy like state, much like ice cream that's been sitting out for about 10 mnutes at room temperature.
I am on my 2nd jar and so far the consistency has been the same for each jar. Same color, same smell, same texture.
I like to use it for low temp cooking of eggs and sauteed veggies. I also use it as a flavor additive to oatmeal, other cereals, and herbal teas. I also like to use use it on my dry skin areas (very sparingly...it turns to oil on your hands, so you don't need a whole lot.) on rashes and as a hand and arm moisturizer. I also use it sometimes as a long duration mouthwash for oil pulling.
Supposedly the coconut oil has antibacterial and antifungal properties. I don't know if I've seen any benefits from that yet, but maybe I haven't been using it often enough or for long enough yet. I've been using this for a total of 2 months now.
I'm looking forward to seeing how this will clear up my rash flare ups from a possible yeast overgrowth.
Just be sure to wash/cleanse the skin first, pat dry, and wait about 3 to 5 minutes before applying to the skin, otherwise it could clog some pores of the skin and give you a few pimples....speaking from experience.
Overall it's been a worthwhile product to use and I haven't seen any bad side effects....other than a few pimples - as I mentioned above.
Organic Extra-Virgin Cold-Pressed Coconut Oil
